Isaiah 19:8

Isaiah 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
• New International Version (NIV)The fishermen will groan and lament, all who cast hooks into the Nile; those who throw nets on the water will pine away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fishermen will mourn and lament, all who cast a hook in the Nile; and they will languish who spread nets on the water.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The fishermen also will mourn; All those will lament who cast hooks into the River, And they will languish who spread nets on the waters.

Context of Isaiah 19:8

6The channels will stink; they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals will be parched. Reed and rush will wilt. 7The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the cultivated areas of the Nile will wither, blow away, and vanish. Then the fishermen will mourn. All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will give up. 9Those who work with flax will be dismayed; those combing it and weaving linen will turn pale. 10Egypt’s weavers will be dejected; all her wage earners will be demoralized.

Isaiah 19:8 word by word

וְאָנוּ֙ הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ כָּל־מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י בַיְא֖וֹר חַכָּ֑ה וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥י מִכְמֹ֛רֶת עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֖יִם אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The fishersדַּיָּגdayâg · fisherH1771
• also shall mournאָנָה'ânâh · to lamentH578
• and all they that castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• angleחַכָּהchakkâh · hookH2443
• into the brooksיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
• shall lamentאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and they that spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• netsמִכְמֹ֫רֶתmikmereth mikmôreth · netH4365
• uponפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• shall languishאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:8

• Exodus 7:21The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad the Egyptians could not drink water from it. There was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
• Numbers 11:5We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
• Ezekiel 47:10Fishermen will stand beside it from En-gedi to En-eglaim. These will become places where nets are spread out to dry. Their fish will consist of many different kinds, like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.
• Habakkuk 1:15The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook, catch them in their dragnet, and gather them in their fishing net; that is why they are glad and rejoice.

Commentaries on Isaiah 19:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The fishers also "And the fishers" - There was great plenty of fish in Egypt; see Numbers 11:5. "The Nile," says Diodorus, lib. i., "abounds with incredible numbers of all sorts of fish." And much more the lakes. So Egmont, Pococke, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The fishers also - In this verse, and the two following, the prophet describes the calamities that would come upon various classes of the inhabitants, as the consequence of the failing of the waters of the Nile. The first class which he mentions are the fishermen. Egypt is mentioned Numbers 11:5, as producing great quantities of fish. We remember the fish which we did eat in Eypt freely.‘ The Nile,‘ says Diodorus (i.), abounds with incredible numbers of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10Egypt relied heavily on the Nile for food, fish, and industry. When the Lord struck the Nile, Egypt would face severe difficulties, and its gods would not be able to help.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. fishers--The Nile was famed for fish (Nu 11:5); many would be thrown out of employment by the failure of fishes. angle--a hook. Used in the "brooks" or canals, as the "net" was in "the waters" of the river itself.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 19:8

• Egypt
• Fish
• Net
• Nile
• War

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Hook
• Net
• Angle
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Fisher; Fisherman
• Fishhook
• Isaiah
• River

Commentaries on Isaiah 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings